CVE-2023-1472 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into performing actions like resetting API keys or deleting logs via CSRF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1472?
CVE-2023-1472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in shakee93 RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically, published on 17 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on its AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke those functions, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Actions include resetting the API key, accessing or deleting log files, and deleting cache among others.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1472?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rapidload Rapidload Power-Up for Autoptimize.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1472?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-1472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in shakee93 RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically
- CVE-2022-47593 WordPress RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize Plugin <= 1.6.35 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-13651 Missing authorization in RapidLoad AI – Optimize Web Vitals Automatically
- CVE-2023-1333 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization in 'clear_page_cache'
- CVE-2023-1334 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization in 'queue_posts'
- CVE-2023-1335 RapidLoad Power-Up for Autoptimize <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization in 'ucss_connect'
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v24-vjhg-w435.